National or State Registers Record
Grouse Dr.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Bonnie Oaks Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 86000626 |
| Location (Address): | Grouse Dr. |
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| County: | Marquette |
| City/Village: | |
| Township: | Douglas |
| This privately owned 28-acre historic district includes 15 vernacular structures (main residence, log houses, barns and sheds) and one archeological site. Originally a summer residence for three families, Bonnie Oaks became an important artist retreat after WWI when Mildred Ormsby Green invited writers and musicians to spend their summers exchanging ideas in this relaxed and inviting atmosphere. |
| Period of Significance: | 0200BC-1200AD |
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| Period of Significance: | 1920-1936 |
| Area of Significance: | Archeology/Prehistoric |
| Area of Significance: | Literature |
| Area of Significance: | Performing Arts |
| Applicable Criteria: | Person |
| Applicable Criteria: | Information Potential |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Secondary Structure |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Camp |
| Historic Use: | Agriculture/Subsistence: Animal Facility |
| Architectural Style: | No Style Listed |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Ormsby,John Whitney |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 04/03/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 15 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 1 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 1 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |